Amanda Wasielewski
 

Art

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Today The Real World Was Sad, Found On Xanga (2006)

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This piece was the teen reality/non-reality themed part of a series of animations exploring pre-teen blogging culture. It was created from found text which was read by a realistic yet dispassionate, uninflected computer voice. There is a cliché, cheesiness about the emotions yet an earnestness which is expressed visually by a cheesy yet earnest pixilated smiley face graphic.

 

 

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